Help! I'm going blind

[thani 86]

Does it make you swim around in circles?

Actually, I think it does Peter

Last time I used the lens I got separated from my buddy and ended up where I started the dive. Just kidding. It really works. I am used to wearing contact lenses and it solves the reading/focus issue for me which is a big challenge when you only have the option of manual focus on cameras such as Blackmagic cameras.

I hope others can benefit from this solution.

Edited October 24, 2014 by thani

[sjspeck 3]

These are the people that supply the corrective lenses many dive retailers like LeisurePro sell. (Aquatic Optics brand)

IDK if they sell to the public.

http://www.newportglass.com/aqucat.htm

Edited October 26, 2014 by sjspeck

[Nick Hope 151]

An update on my solution....

 

I tried contact lenses for a while and just couldn't get on with putting them in and taking them out. Could never get the knack. A whole bag of stress in the mornings before dives, and then of course you've got them stuck in all day when you don't need them.

 

I didin't get far with prescriptiondivemasks.com by email. Maybe a face-to-face meeting at a trade show or their shop is the best way with them.

 

So I struggled with TUSA bifocal lenses for a while, having been told by their regional distributor that TUSA don't make full-frame corrective lenses. Basically I was looking at everything through the bifocal lens, not just the close stuff. Than I discovered that TUSA actually do make full-frame corrective lenses, all the way from +1.0 to +4.5. I swapped the bifocals in my TUSA Ceos mask for a pair of +2.5 full-frame lenses that I bought at https://www.simplyscuba.com/products/TUSA/PlusLens-CeosGeminusandSplendiveMasks.aspxThe optical quality is excellent, and I find that not only can I see little critters and the small text on my camera display, but subjects in the distance are pretty clear too. TUSA have always made great masks, so the mask itself is excellent. Most comfortable I've ever had.

 

Very happy with this solution!

 

[davephdv 0]

Bugger! Sorry to hear your peepers are failing you Nick.

 

If lasers will work for you, take that option. I only have second-hand experience with it but it seems to be the perfect solution for those lucky enough to have a laser-fixable problem.

 

If not, get a whopping big screen, figure out a way to house it, and post the answer here for the rest of us.

 

Good luck mate

Josh

For most people, lasik is absolutely the last thing you want to do for reading problems. I have patients whom have actually tried to sue their doctors fir suggesting this approach.

 

I usually suggest daily disposable multi focal contact lenses for my divers and surfers

[TheOtherHalf 0]

Can anyone recommend a brand of "stick on" readers for the dive mask? I don't have time to get them build and permanently fused to my mask, so I am looking at a temp solution with stick on type. By the way I purchased a mask that has them built in on the glass, but that mask is not really good on my face (leaks).

[thani 86]

You might want to consider this option as a final resort and wear one of these in one eye:

Edited June 15, 2018 by thani

[SwiftFF5 134]

Can anyone recommend a brand of "stick on" readers for the dive mask? I don't have time to get them build and permanently fused to my mask, so I am looking at a temp solution with stick on type. By the way I purchased a mask that has them built in on the glass, but that mask is not really good on my face (leaks).

 

 

I have been using the ones from optx 20/20 for several years now with good results:

 

http://optx2020.com/p-21-diveoptx-stick-on-lenses-for-divers.aspx

 

Make sure to follow their directions for installation, though.

[Davide DB 484]

You might want to consider this option as a final resort and wear one of these in one eye:

 

I've been using contact lens since three months and I'm very satisfied. I use them on both eyes. You have to try several types until you find the best one for you.

[echo2600 10]

Plus one for contacts... I tried the stick on lenses and could never find a placement that I liked... Ive done both the single lens and lenses in both eyes and prefer the two lens route - its less confusing for my addled brain.

[DS256 4]

I had to start right out of the gate with reading inserts in my mask. Nice thing was that as my prescription changed, my dive shop would change them for free. However, I found it a pain having to life my head up so the reading portion could focus on the camera controls.

 

I've now gone to a full prescription mask from Prescription Dive Masks. They were recommended by Cathy Church in Cayman Islands. I decided to go with the expense of a full mask because I felt I was missing things at distance. You can indicate on the order form you are a photographer and they adjust for using a camera. I purchased my new mask at my local dive shop so I could check the fit and mailed it to them. I've only tried them once before I got beached with an ear problem so haven't had a chance to really evaluate them.

[cameroman50 4]

I was probably very young to do this. Perhaps one the youngest to do this for convenience. But I was 48 and within 2 years my presbyopia prescription went from 0 to 2.5. It would probably stop there. But I felt too crippled not to be able to read how much things cost in grocery store, what crap would Craft foods put in their chocolate etc.

 

So I went for it.

 

IOL replacement.

 

Have NO 0 NO 0 regrets.

 

It was challenging at first but then - freedom. Real happy now. Especially when my 50+- old friends are hunting for glasses at parties :-)